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NDMC Honours Sanitation Workers and Artists for Civic Initiatives
The New Delhi Municipal Council honoured workers and artists for improving public spaces.
Seven sanitation workers helped turn wet and green waste into compost.
Compost is a useful material that can help plants grow.
The council said it made about 13,000 kilograms of compost in one year.
It wants to process more waste close to where it is collected.
This could reduce the amount of waste sent away and cut some transportation emissions.
Fifteen artists also painted murals around Connaught Place.
Their paintings showed Indian heritage, culture and the idea of Viksit Bharat @2047.
NDMC felicitated seven sanitation workers for converting wet waste into organic compost.
The council produced around 13,000 kilograms of compost over the past year at a decentralised facility in Chanakyapuri.
The initiative is intended to reduce waste disposal and transportation-related emissions through local processing.
NDMC also honoured 15 artists who created murals at five locations in and around Connaught Place.
The murals covered about 4,200 square feet and featured themes of heritage, culture and Viksit Bharat @2047.
- Who
- The New Delhi Municipal Council, seven sanitation workers, 15 artists and NDMC Chairman Manoj Kumar Dwivedi.
- What
- NDMC felicitated sanitation workers for composting wet waste and artists for creating public murals.
- Where
- The ceremony was held at Palika Kendra, while compost was produced on Madhu Limaye Marg in Chanakyapuri and murals were created in and around Connaught Place.
- When
- The workers and artists were honoured on Wednesday; the mural workshop took place from September 17 to 23.
- Why
- The initiatives aim to reduce waste sent for disposal, lower transportation-linked emissions, support greenery and beautify public spaces.
Key facts
- Sanitation workers honoured
- 7
- Artists honoured
- 15
- Compost produced
- Around 13,000 kilograms over the past year
- Compost facility
- Decentralised facility on Madhu Limaye Marg, Chanakyapuri
- Mural workshop
- Seven days, from September 17 to 23
- Mural locations
- Five locations in and around Connaught Place
- Mural area
- About 4,200 square feet
Quotes
Manoj Kumar Dwivedi
Chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council
“The initiative falls under the council’s ‘Waste to Wealth’ and ‘Waste to Greenery’ approach, aimed at cutting waste sent for disposal and reducing transportation-linked emissions through decentralised processing.”
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